J. M. Roberts Quotes
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I don't think I'm anti-Israeli.
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In the face of postwar austerity, hundreds of brides-to-be across the country sent Princess Elizabeth their clothing coupons so that she could have the dress of their dreams.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
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I didn't know Jack Kennedy that well, but Bobby was a hero to me.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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As an actor, the first thing you're taught is, 'Don't look into the camera; ignore it.'
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I've lived my life the way I wanted to, whether scaling the mountains, partying long into the night or having fun playing soccer.
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If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.
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I have a ship's bed, which totally plays to my obsession of, if I were not an actress, I would be a pirate.
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I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.
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Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations; use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions.
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Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
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Don't underlook the Sixties; we started eating more vegetables, respecting women, and we shut down Vietnam. We did a lot of good stuff. But it shouldn't shut you down from the moment.
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I bought my first electric guitar when I moved to Memphis; a Gibson with a DeArmond pickup which I used with a small Gibson amplifier.
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No individual, regardless of where they live or whom they love, should suffer discrimination.
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I've always had rock star envy. Unfortunately, writing is a pedestrian, tame occupation done while sitting in coffee-stained pajamas in front of a computer rather than prowling around a huge stage in sweaty leather pants, so I have to get my kicks vicariously.
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I wouldn't say that I am one of the greatest dancers, but I am really quite good at what I do.
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When I go to clubs, I don't have to wait outside.
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Let not the 12 million Negroes be ashamed of the fact that they are the grandchildren of slaves. There is dishonor in being slave-owners.
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Basically I say a few prayers before a game and let that direct me, not superstitions.
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A textbook requires a consistent sense of style and a linear structure, hallmarks of a single authorial presence. An encyclopedia doesn't.
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Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
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The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
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This doesn't hit close to home; this hits home.
